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- > GR> I am seeking information on how easy/difficult and costly it would be to
- > GR> run an Amiga-based multi-media system built for U.S. house current in a
- > GR> European setting with European house current?
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- > GR> Is there a high quality converter box I can plug into a European
- > GR> electrical outlet and have everything (Amiga 2500 or 3000, audio amplifie
- > GR> and a couple monitors) believe they're plugged into U.S. electrical
- > GR> outlets?
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- > some time ago i bought an amiga 3000 along with a 1950 monitor from a gi. it`s
- > both 110 volt hardware. that deal took place in germany, one of those
- > 220volt/50hz countries. for voltage conversion he gave me a big ugly metal box
- > and said something about 2000 watts or so and told me if that thing should
- > ever break down i should check out army shops for replacement.
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- The big ugly box probably just has a 2:1 transformer in it to step down the
- voltage. It probably doesnt change the 50Hz to 60Hz but computers dont
- really care anyway. Some monitors will be affected by different
- frequency of power, but most work on both.
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- > it works fine.
- >
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- > I love the sound of breaking guitars
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